DPS Camps and Activities

World of Science
- June 13-16
- 2nd - 5th grade
- 8 AM - 12 PM
- $150
Stream Stomp
- June 16-17
- 2nd-5th grade
- 1:30PM - 4:30 PM
- $60
Creek Critters
- June 17
- 5-6 year olds
- 9am-12pm
- $45
Girls in STEM
- June 26-30
- 6th-8th grade girls
- All Day
- $225
Nature Exploration at Lakeshore Park
- July 19-20
- 6th-8th graders
- 2PM - 4:30PM
- $60
Engineering Explorers
- July 24-28
- 2nd - 5th graders
- 1PM -5 PM
- $200

Click here to register

Summer Nutrition

Children 18 & under can receive Free Lunch
During Summer Vacation!
Beginning June 1st thru July 21th
*Closed on July 4^th,

LUNCH WILL BE SERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES:

Byron Heights Apartments
1515 Byron St.
Time: 12:00-12:20
Mack Gaston Community Center
218 N. Fredrick St.
Time: 12:00-12:20
Dalton Recreation Department
904 Civic Dr.
Time: 11:50-12:10
Mount Rachel Trail Park
W Park Street
Time: 11:30-12:00
Dalton High School
1500 Manly St
Time: 11:30-12:00
Park View Apartments
210 N Easterling St
Time: 11:00-11:20
Salem Baptist Hispanic Iglesia Bautista
119 Grimes St.
Time: 12:00-12:30
Salvation Army
1109 Thornton
Time: 11:30-12:00
Westwood School
708 Trammel St.
Time: 12:00-12:20
Al Rollins Park
521 Threadmill Rd.
Time: 11:50-12:10
Civitan Park
505 Shugart Rd.
Time: 12:00-12:20
Cliffs Apartments
826 Shugart Rd.
Time: 11:45-12:00
Lakeshore Park
1212 Dennard Dr.
Time: 11:30-11:45
Park Place Apartments
510 Underwood St.
Time: 11:45-12:00
Turf Rd.
2533 Turf Rd.
Time: 11:50-12:00
Underwood Apartments(round House)
1620 Beechland Pl.
Time: 11:30-11:45
Underwood Apartments
1306 underwood Circle
Time: 11:50-12:10
Veterans Public Park
Corner of Veterans Dr./Mitchell St
Time: 11:30-11:45
Otis Cook Memorial Park
800 Parkway
Time: 11:30-11:40
Lago Vista Apartments
798 Bermuda St.
Time: 11:30-11:45
Stone Ridge Apartments
1104 Walston St.
Time: 11:30-11:45
Dalton Green Park
117 N Selvidge St.
Time: 11:30-11:50
Joann Lewis Park
700 Fourth Ave.
Time: 11:30-11:50
Scenic Valley Apartments
1011 W Crawford
Time: 11:30-11:45
Excalibur Apartments
2315 Sir Lancelot Pl.
Time: 11:15-11:30
Wood Park Estates
Sycamore Circle
Time: 11:40-12:00
Roan St. School
Roan St.
Time: 11:45-12:15
Trinity United Methodist Church
901 Veterans Park
Time: 12:00-12:30

No Registration required, no fees

All Food must be eaten on site

Summer Reading Opportunities (Big Red Reads!)

Join us this summer for 2023 Big Red READS!
Aconpañanos este verano para Big Red READS!

The Big Red READS bus will be coming to your neighborhood!
El autobus de Big Red READS llegara a tu vecindad este verano!

Date	Time	Location
Tuesday, June 6	11 AM - 12 PM	Mack Gaston Community Center 218 N Fredrick Street
Tuesday, June 13	11 AM - 12 PM	Brookwood School 501 Central Avenue
Tuesday, June 20	10 AM - 2 PM	City Park School 405 School Street
Tuesday, June 27	11 AM - 12 PM	Park Creek School 1500 Hale Bowen Drive
Thursday, July 6	11 AM - 12 PM	Roan School 1116 Roan Street
Tuesday, July 11	11 AM - 12 PM	Westwood School 708 Trammell

DPS Summer School

Summer School 2023

Where: Dalton High School

When: June 5-July 13 (Mondays-Thursdays)

Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Cost: $100 per Credit ($75 for 0.5 Credit)

Holidays: No School the week of July 3-7

Registration: Thursday, June 1
DHS Lecture Hall
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

You must be prepared to pay for your first course (Cash or check)

Escuela de Verano 2023

Dónde: Dalton High School

Cuándo: 5 de junio - 13 de julio (lunes - jueves)

Horas: 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Costo: $100 por crédito ($75 por 0.5 crédito)

Vacaciones: No hay clases la semana del 3 al 7 de julio

Registro:
jueves, 1 de junio
DHS Lecture Hall
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Debe estar preparado para pagar su primer curso (efectivo o cheque)

Water Safety Facts

Swimming pools are the most common site for a drowning to occur for children ages 1 to 4.
5,209 children in U.S. will sustain nonfatal near drowning-related injuries this year.
89 percent of boating deaths of all ages occurred on boats where the operator had not received boating safety instructions.
The majority of infant drowning deaths happen in bathtubs or large buckets.
The use of specially made drain covers, safety vacuum-release systems, multiple filter pumps and other pressure-venting pool filter mechanisms can reduce the risk of entrapment in pools.

Top Tips

Watch kids when they are in or around water, without being distracted. Keep young children within arm’s reach of an adult.
Empty all tubs, buckets, containers and kiddie pools immediately after use. Store them upside down so they don’t collect water.
Close toilet lids and use toilet seat locks to prevent drowning.
Keep doors to bathrooms and laundry rooms closed.
Install fences around home pools. A pool fence should surround all sides of the pool and be at least four feet tall with self-closing and self-latching gates.
Know what to do in an emergency. Learning CPR and basic water rescue skills may help you save a life.

More info at http://safekidsgeorgia.org/

From the State of Georgia's Division of Family and Children Services

Lack of Supervision Guidelines

Frequently Asked Questions

Many individuals have questions regarding at what age children may be left unsupervised. While there are no State laws regarding the supervision of children, DFCS has guidelines which we follow. The guidelines are as follows:

• Children eight years or younger should not be left alone

• Children between the ages of nine years and twelve years, based on level of maturity, may be left alone for brief (less than two hours) periods of time; and,

• Children thirteen years and older, who are at an adequate level of maturity, may be left alone and may perform the role of babysitter, as authorized by the parent, for up to twelve hours.

These guidelines pertain only to children who are not in the Department’s custody. Situations involving children for whom the department has placement responsibility are governed by foster care requirements. There are sometimes circumstances where an unsupervised older child is at risk or where a younger child has the maturity level to be left alone or to care for other children. Some examples are:

• It may not be advisable to leave an older child who has a special condition or disability alone.

• Consideration may be given to a child younger than 13 years, who exhibits strong maturity skills and has participated in a course on babysitting, to be alone or to care for other children. Suggested questions to ask are:

1) Does the child know the emergency plan for the family?

2) Does the child know the parent's phone numbers (work and home)?

3) Can the child demonstrate the plan and recite the numbers?

4) What is the availability of the parent during this time?

5) Are there environmental factors that add further risk to the situation?

6) Are there factors that reduce risk, i.e. supportive/available neighbors?

If you have questions and want to talk to the local Whitfield DFCS Office, please call 706-272-2834. If you suspect child abuse or neglect, please call 855-GA-CHILD.

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Summer 2023 Information

Summer Camps

DPS Camps and Activities

Youth Football Camp (May 30, 31 and June 1)

DHS Tennis Camp (June 5-8)

DHS Basketball Camp (June 5-7)

TDA Soccer Clinic (June 6)

DHS Softball Camp (June 12-14)

DHS Little Girls Cheer Camp (June 12-15)

TDA Youth Basketball Clinic (June 19)

IDEA Camp Foundations of Entrepreneurship (July 13-14)

Other Camps

Boys & Girls Club Camp (Starting June 5)

Dalton State College Camps (All summer)